• 4 TB cartridge and backup system, increasing backup and recovery capacity by 33 percent over the previous generation.
• Choice of disk capacities ranging from 500 GB, 1 TB, 2 TB, 3 TB and 4 TB.
• Compatibility across various operating systems and virtualization platforms.

• The HPE RDX Removable Disk Cartridge is designed for over 5,000 load and unload cycles and designed for long life expectancy.
• Cartridges are tested to withstand a drop of 1 meter (39.4 in) making them more reliable for easy transport and store off-site for disaster recovery.
• These rugged, portable cartridges protect the hard drive inside supporting making transporting data between locations easy and more reliable.

• The HPE RDX Removable Disk Cartridge has built-in static protection reducing server failures due to statically charged peripherals.
• Inner buffers designed to lower vibration for better read/write disk performance.
• Supports disk spanning so backup data can continue to grow across multiple cartridges.

• Each HPE RDX Removable Disk Cartridge is qualified and tested making it easy to integrate into your server, storage and networking environments.
• Compatibility across various operating systems and virtualization platforms makes it simple to adapt into any small business environment.
• Fixed disk mode capabilities offering easy automated backups via the native Microsoft Windows OS.

Specifications:

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Specifications
Product Code	HQ2044A
Transfer rate	100 MB/sec, sustained transfer rate (native)
Uncorrected error rate	1 error per 10^14 bits read
Capacity	1 TB Raw
	2 TB Compressed 2:1
Cartridge robustness	1 m, 39.4 in (3 feet) drop to tile over concrete floor
LED indicators	Green - cartridge is ready
	Blinking Green - Activity (reading, writing, seeking)
	Amber - Fault detected
Load/unload cycles	5000 Minimum
Supported file systems	FAT32, NTFS, ext2, ext3
Data access time	12 Milliseconds
Vibration	Sine vib 0.25G peak, 3-200 Hz (operational), random vib 1.54G RMS (non-operational)
Media compatibility	160 GB
	320 GB
	500 GB
	1 TB
	2 TB
	3 TB
	4 TB
Mean time between failures	500,000 Hours @100% duty cycle
Form factor	2.5 inch
Weight	0.386 kg (0.85 lb)
Dimensions	20.29 x 13.51 x 8.51 cm (7.99 x 5.32 x3.35 in)
Detailed product description	HPE Removable Disk Backup System with 1 TB removable disk cartridge